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module:letsyncrypt [2021/01/26 10:05] – [Configure] Deucemodule:letsyncrypt [2026/03/13 19:42] (current) – [LetSyncrypt - Let's Encrypt Client] Clarify that working HTTP over TCP port 80 is a prereq digital man
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 If you don't want to use the default generated and self-signed SSL/TLS certificate (''ctrl/ssl.cert''), use of this module is the solution. If you don't want to use the default generated and self-signed SSL/TLS certificate (''ctrl/ssl.cert''), use of this module is the solution.
  
-**NOTE:** This method of auto-certificate generation/renewal requires inbound TCP Port 80 to be open to the internet to allow Let's Encrypt servers to verify keys via ACMEv2 protocol.+You **do not** need to create an account with Let's Encrypt to use this module and get a valid/signed certificate. 
 + 
 +**NOTE:** 
 +The Synchronet [[server:Web]] Server must be enabled and operational (e.g. publicly reachable via **HTTP on TCP port 80**) for this module to work. 
 +This method of auto-certificate generation/renewal requires inbound TCP Port 80 to be open to the internet to allow Let's Encrypt servers to verify keys via ACMEv2 protocol.
  
 ===== Install ===== ===== Install =====
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 Background Execution            No Background Execution            No
 Always Run After Init/Re-init   Yes Always Run After Init/Re-init   Yes
 +Error Log Level                 Error
 </file> </file>
  
 ===== Configure ===== ===== Configure =====
  
-LetSyncrypt is configured via the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ctrl/letsyncrypt.ini|letsyncrypt.ini]]'' file.+LetSyncrypt is configured via the ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/blob/master/ctrl/letsyncrypt.ini?ref_type=heads|letsyncrypt.ini]]'' file.
  
-You must indicate that you agree to the Let's Encrypt Terms of Service by setting ''TOSAgreed = true'' in this file.+You must indicate that you agree to the Let's Encrypt Terms of Service by setting ''TOSAgreed = true'' in this file. For most installations, this will be the **only** change needed to this file.
  
 You can specify the ACMEv2 endpoint using the ''Host'' and ''Directory'' keys in the [[config:ini_files#root_section|root section]] of this file.  ''Host'' is the domain name of the ACMEv2 endpoint, and ''Directory'' is appended to it to generate the URL that is fetched for the Directory object.   You can specify the ACMEv2 endpoint using the ''Host'' and ''Directory'' keys in the [[config:ini_files#root_section|root section]] of this file.  ''Host'' is the domain name of the ACMEv2 endpoint, and ''Directory'' is appended to it to generate the URL that is fetched for the Directory object.  
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 <file ini> <file ini>
 [Domains] [Domains]
 +yourbbs.synchro.net = /sbbs/webv4/root
 nix.synchro.net = /sbbs/web/root nix.synchro.net = /sbbs/web/root
 home.bbsdev.net = /sbbs/web/root home.bbsdev.net = /sbbs/web/root
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 </file> </file>
  
-This example has four domains (nix.synchro.net, home.bbsdev.net, gallery.bbsdev.net, and pics.bbsdev.net).  The last two are virtual hosts, so have their web root as a subdirectory of the main [[server:web]] root.+This example has five domains (yourbbs.synchro.net, nix.synchro.net, home.bbsdev.net, gallery.bbsdev.net, and pics.bbsdev.net).  The last two are virtual hosts, so have their web root as a subdirectory of the main [[server:web]] root. 
 + 
 +If you only have one domain and it's configured correctly either in [[util:SCFG]]->Network->Internet E-mail and/or your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file, then you don't need the ''[Domains]'' section.
  
 ===== Running Manually ===== ===== Running Manually =====
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[:module:|Modules]]   * [[:module:|Modules]]
 +  * [[certtool|Synchronet Certificate Tool]]
  
 {{tag>tls ssl cert https crypt jsutil}} {{tag>tls ssl cert https crypt jsutil}}
  

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